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Home My WebLink AboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 37 - 9-20-1984 - COMMISSIONERVO MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Metro Petrosky, Jr. WASHINGTON COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R MASCARA, EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS Minute No. 37 Washington County Commissioners Washington, PA, September 20, 1984 The Board of Washington County Commissionersmet in regular session with the following members being present: Commissioners Mascara, Petrosky and Paluso. Also being present: Chief Clerk Dallatore, Assistant Solicitor Bigi; Coroner Jackson; Administrative Assistant Davis; Lou Lignelli, Director of Administration; Bill Sember, Director of the Planning Commission; Judi Lomago, Executive Secretary; Wayne Fleming, Chief Assessor; Ed DuJordan, Executive Assistant; Linda Hands, Clerk -Steno II; Jon Stevens, Observer -Reporter; Jim Jefferson, WJPA; Joann Sarketz, Brownsville Telegraph; Natalie Moore, Herald -Standard and Lucy Rea, interested citizen. Chairman Mascara called the meeting to order at approximately 10:10 a.m. and asked if there were any corrections, additions or omissions to Minute No. 36, each member having received a copy. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, that Minute No. 36 be approved as read. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Old Business: (Grant Award - FAA) Assistant Solicitor Bigi recommended that the Board authorize acceptance of a Grant Award in the amount of $764,790 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) which is expected to be approved on Friday (9-21-84) or Monday (9-24-84). Mr. Bigi explained that this action is needed before the next regular Board meet- ing due to the fact that the acceptance must be made by September 25th. Moved by Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, authorizing the execution of the acceptance of the Grant Award from the FAA for the Washington County Airport as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. (Bid Award - Runway and Taxiway Project) Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, that the bid for the exten- sion of the runway at the Washington County Airport made by Beaver Excavating of Canton, Ohio, in the amount of $668,616.35 be accepted as the lowest responsible bid; and said award is conditioned upon the receipt by Washington County of a Federal Aviation Administration Grant in an amount sufficient to cover project costs and that no work be commenced and no liability occur to Washington County on failure of the Federal Aviation Administration to make said grant. 1 1 MINUTE :■■ 431 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA Metro Petrosky, Jr. FRANK R. MASCARA, _' EDWARD M PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS 4 , Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously, Correspondence: Chief Clerk made available to the news media News Releases in reference to the following projects: 1. Chartiers Township Streets Improvement Project 2. Occupancy to commence at Bassettown Manor - City of Washington New Business: Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Project Agreement with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Services, in connection with riser repair work to be performed at Harmon Creek Site PA-486. Chief Clerk noted that the estimated cost of this project is $17,880 which will be incurred by Soil Conservation Services. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the foregoing Project Agreement and authorizing the Chairman of the Board to so execute. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Change Order to the contract with Burrell Construction and Supply Company in con- nection with the Cross Creek Road Reconstruction Project which increases the con- tract by $2,810.48. Moved by Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Change Order with Burrell Construction and Supply Company as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a 5-year Lease Agreement with East Bethlehem Township for property located within Ten Mile Creek County Park for the purpose of the Township constructing three (3) baseball fields. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the foregoing Lease Agreement with East Bethlehem Township, Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Engineering Agreement with Monaloh Basin Engineers of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in connection with the replacement of the Van Emman Bridge. Chief Clerk noted that the estimated engineering cost is $65,368,30. iER MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Metro Petrosky, Jr. WASHINGTON COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, EDWARD M. PALUSO. COMMISSIONERS Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Engineering Agreement with Monaloh Basin Engineers and authorizing the Chairman of the Board to so execute. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following Resolution: WHEREAS, the Ralston Bridge also known as Kings Creek #1 is a County -owned wooden covered bridge built in 1915; and WHEREAS, said bridge is located in Hanover Township and traverses the Aunt Clara Fork of Kings Creek; and WHEREAS, said bridge is served by Township Road 352 which terminates at the eastern end of the bridge; and WHEREAS, said bridge was closed by Washington County on March 28, 1984, due to the collap ae of several abutment stones and the deterioration of wooden cord members; and WHEREAS, the preliminary cost estimates to replace said structure according to the County Bridge Engineer in conformance with present design standards is $110,000 and rehabilitation and repair costs are estimated at $700,000; and WHEREAS, no permanent residences are served by the bridge and therefore the abandonment will have no adverse impact on emergency service vehicles; and WHEREAS, under these conditions, said bridge carries the lowest possible priority for future repairing and replacing, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that it is the intent of the Washington County Board of Commissioners to officially abandon said structure and remove it to a more favorable location within the County, thereby affording the public greater use and access to the structure. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, adopting the foregoing Resolution. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. In connection with the Drug & Alcohol Program, Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval Purchase of Service Agreements with the following agencies for FY84/85: Washington County Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Try Again Homes, Inc. Gateway Rehabilitation Center Washington/Greene Prevention Corporation St. John's ADR Center Citizens Addiction Rehabilitation & Education Center, Inc, Mon Valley Health & Welfare Council Serenity Farms, Inc. Butler "A" Center, Inc, P E MINUTE BoOK 433 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON CQUNTY PENNSYLVANIA Metro Petrosky, Jr. FRANK R. MASCARA, . _ EDWARD M. PALUSO. COMMISSIONERS Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the foregoing Purchase of Service Agreements with regards to the Drug & Alcohol Program and authorizing the Chairman of the Board to so execute. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Skilled Nursing Home'Care Agreement with the Department of Public Welfare, Medical Assistance Program, in connection with the Washington County Health Centez. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Skilled Nursing Home Care Agreement as per above and authorizing the Chairman of the Board to so execute. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. In connection with the Washington -Greene County Job Training Agency, Chief Clerk presented to the Board an amendment to the agreement with Technician's Trair.- ing School as follows`: Previous Additional Revised Contractor Title Auth, Amt. Monies Req. Auth. Amt. Technician IIA $15,000.00 $7,000.00 $22,000.00 Training The purpose of this revision is to add funds to allow for the addition of two (2) students to a classroom training program. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the amendment to the agreement with Technician's Training School. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a request to transfer $8,000 to the General Fund f the Debt Service Sinking Fund, Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the foregoing transfer of $8,000 as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following travel requests: 1. Request for two employees of the Clerk of Courts Office to attend a Local Records Management Seminar to be held in Harrisburg on October 3, 1984. 2. Request for James Hanna of the Adult Probation Office to attend a program for Criminal Justice Trainers to be held at Pennsylvania State University on October 8-10, 1984. i 0 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA Metro Petrosky, Jr. FRANK R. MASCARA,. EDWARD M PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS 3. Request for Jack Welty, Data Processing Manager, to attend a Function Point Analysis Class sponsored by Burroughs Corporation to be held in Pittsburgh on September 24-25, 1984. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the foregoing travel requests and authorizing the payment of all necessary expenses incident thereto. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr, Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. **NOTE: This motion is deemed necessary because of the position taken by the County Controller and is pending resolution of the Court case involving travel expenses. (Lou Lignelli and Judge Gladden entered the meeting) Solicitor: Assistant Solicitor Bigi presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following tax refunds: 1. Gregory & Ginger Gerdish R.D.#2, Box 395B Charleroi, PA 15022 District: Fallowfield District No: 320 - Section No: Total amount: $46.04 S. S. No. 173-42-9949 (1984 County Tax) 009-04-02 - Parcel No: 0011-00 Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, that the Tax Assessment Office be authorized to prepare the foregoing tax refund due to either duplication or overpayment of real estate or personal property tax. Roll call vote takeni Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. 2. Peter G. Moniodes 529 Chartiers Street Canonsburg, PA 15317 District: Somerset District No: 580 - Section No: Total amount: $11.64 S. S. No, 192-48-5002 <1984 County Tax) 001 - Parcel No: 0047-13 Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, that the Tax Assessment Office be authorized to prepare the foregoing tax refund due to either duplication or overpayment of real estate or personal property tax. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes, Motion carried unanimously. Meeting recessed until 10:30 a.m. 10:30 A.M. - OPENING OF BIDS -- GROCERIES & STAPLES FOR WCHC AND JAIL Controller Beharry opened and read the following bids: (WCHC) 1. H. F. Behrhorst & Son 3115 Washington Pike Bridgeville, PA 15017 Total Amount of Bid: $31,542.70 A bid bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid. L� MINUTE i . ■ i 415 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA Metro Petrosky, Jr. FRANK R. MASCARA, . ED ARD M. PALUSO. COMMISSIONERS L. Romeo & Sons, Inc. 100 Romeo Lane Uniontown, PA 15401 Total Amount of Bid: $28,394.12 A bid bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid. (Jail) 1. H. F. Behrhorst & Son 3115 Washington Pike Bridgeville, PA 15017 Total Amount of Bid: $11,605.29 A bid bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid. 2. Romeo & Sons, Inc. 100 Romeo Lane Uniontown, PA 15401 Total Amount of Bid: 11,000.99 A bid bond in, the amount of 10% accompanied the bid. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, that the foregoing bids be tabled for further review. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes, Motion carried unanimously. There being no further business, Chairman Mascara declared the meeting adjourned at approximately 10:35 a.m. THE FOREGOING MINUTES READ AND APPROVED: 11 l/vjz"'� or'lo 1984 ATTEST: CHIEF CLERK 1 1